Chimpanzees Solving Numerical Memory Test Better Than People

I can’t even see all the numbers before they disappear. But chimpanzees are shown seeing a flash of 9 numbers on a screen and then pointing to where they were on the screen in order from 1 to 9. Human test subjects can’t even do 5 numbers most of the time.

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5 thoughts on “Chimpanzees Solving Numerical Memory Test Better Than People

  1. Krissie

    Incredible! I can’t believe the levels of their intelligence. I’ve never been able to interact with monkeys in real like but it’s something I’d love to do.

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